The regeneration of urban areas is key to housing needs of tomorrow

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For many Londoners, renting property is an unwanted reality, for others a choiceCredit:
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Getting more people on to the housing ladder is now front and centre of the changed domestic political agenda – and radical solutions are required to tackle the supply shortage. Theresa May last week made her view crystal clear: high housing costs lay behind decreasing social mobility, falling savings and low productivity.

The Prime Minister has promised to unleash the power of her Government to boost homebuilding, including greater state investment. While there is no doubt that the UK desperately needs much more affordable housing, extra government spending will not solve the problem by itself. We need to have a major rethink about the residential market, both in terms of long-term policy and...